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2016 Postmortem

Samantha

(9,314 posts)

22. That is what I thought all along

Reply to UCmeNdc (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 02:25 AM

Jan 2013

I think in order to get the GOP to back off from the fiscal cliff threats, McConnell demanded payment via not compromising the filibuster as is. And Harry had no choice but to agree. He is graciously taking the flack for this so President Obama does not have to. That is just my personal thoughts on the matter.

In Washington, DC politicians to have to give something in order to get something, and the GOP did not back down on its fiscal cliff threats FOR FREE.

Sam

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Is Harry Reid a silly old man? [View all] UCmeNdc Jan 2013 OP

Yes. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #1

Yeah, he is, he needs to go bye bye and just retire n/t condoleeza Jan 2013 #2

No, that's laughable. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #3

Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid did make a deal UCmeNdc Jan 2013 #4

That is what I thought all along Samantha Jan 2013 #22

DEMs use GOP instransience as cover to enact right-of-center agenda. blkmusclmachine Jan 2013 #6

^ for the win Myrina Jan 2013 #17

No. Harry knows how the game is played, and how TO play the game graham4anything Jan 2013 #5

+1,000 !!!! MADem Jan 2013 #7

If the Republicans took the Senate ... former9thward Jan 2013 #20

You can't knock down all the dominoes, until they are all standing in place graham4anything Jan 2013 #21

No treestar Jan 2013 #8

No. BlueMTexpat Jan 2013 #9

Harry is just another whore of the 1%, he has given the finger to the people stultusporcos Jan 2013 #10

Harry is just the choice of the senate Dems to be their leader, and he's doing their bidding..... dmosh42 Jan 2013 #11

No. But he is the proud new owner of the Brooklyn Bridge. Kablooie Jan 2013 #12

I'm getting damned sick of DUers disparaging people by age. CBHagman Jan 2013 #13

Not a silly old man, but a wise old man AverageMe Jan 2013 #14

Worse: He's An Ineffective Old Man. Paladin Jan 2013 #15

LBJ was the exception, not the rule Proud Public Servant Jan 2013 #16

I bet once the Repubs take back the senate Third Doctor Jan 2013 #18

The Moderate and Conservatives Dems and the Republicans have a common stultusporcos Jan 2013 #19